of the Trojan War‚ which happens to be the background story of this epic poem. The gods are used by Homer to add twists on an otherwise standard plot of war. I shall concentrate on Zeus‚ however‚ and reflect on his actions and their outcomes on the Trojan War‚ and more importantly‚ the story of The Iliad. Zeus‚ very untypical of a Greek god in his lack of involvem7ent in the Trojan War for selfish reasons‚ was portrayed as the father figure‚ being impartial and fair to both sides of the war. He remains
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glory if he waits. ATHENE’s intervention alters the course of the story line. If Achilles had attacked Agamemnon‚ by winning he would have disrupted the chain of command and by losing he would have ended the story line. Without Agamemnon there is no war‚ without Achilles there is no hero and no rage. Here another divine intervention occured when Achilles appeals for help to his divine mother THETIS.He laments
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because of the product’s great cleaning abilities‚ low prices‚ and sweet‚ fresh scent. Ajax was the son of Telamon and was also the great-grandson of Zeus. Ajax was an important mythological character‚ because of his important acts during the Trojan War. Ajax was trained by the centaur Chiron‚ who also trained his father. Ajax is often portrayed in battle carrying his huge bronze coated shield made of seven ox-hides and his great wielded axe that he used to command his armies. He is also usually
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BACKGROUND OF DIRECTOR Name: Wolfgang Petersen Nickname: Wolfie Age:72 Date of Birth: 14 March 1941 Birthplace: Emden‚ Lower Saxony‚ Germany Nationality: Germany Spouse: Maria-Antoinette Borgel (1978 present) Ursula Seig: (?-1978 Divorced) 1 Child TRIVIA Petersen Fluent in English and German. Received “Bayerischer Verdienstorden” (Bavaria’s highest decoration) on 17 July 2003 Broke into the entertainment industry in 1960 with the hamburg Emest Deutsch Theater as an assistant director
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life‚ and a hero must win glory that will be remembered always by the living even after he is gone. The glory of battle and the horror of war: Homer has never been surpassed in his ability to portray both the beauty and horror of war. War brings out the best in his heroes‚ as they tap previously unknown reserves of strength‚ courage‚ and loyalty. But war also can bring out the worst in men. The endless carnage and cruelty
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some cities do vanished like the city Iliad from the Trojan war. Iliad reported from missing in the Trojan war and it had never been found by a man name Heinrich Schliemann‚ who read a poem of the Trojan war and discovered the city. Ever since Heinrich Schliemann was a boy he read a poem of the Trojan war and he was determined to find the missing city and he did. When Heinrich Schliemann was a boy he read a poem. The poem was about the trojan war and he was interested in it so he started studying
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with Cycnus in Ovid’s Metamorphoses book 12. The comparison of these battles will give us a better understanding of these poets different views on the Trojan War. This battle also takes place outside the city of Troy‚ at the beginning of the Trojan War‚ nine years previous to Achilles’ battle with Hector. Rumour‚ the god rumor‚ told the Trojans that a fleet with a Greek army on board was approaching. The Greek fleet was approaching because Paris‚ son of King Priam of Troy‚ had gone to bring back
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fate/destiny‚ Hector‚ and the intervention of the gods. Achilles’ fate was to die‚ if he fought the Trojans. Hector killed Patroclus (Achilles’ best friend) which brought Achilles into the war‚ and he cursed Achilles before dying. The intervention of the gods pretty caused the war and all of its chaos. C. Aphrodite- goddess of love‚ daughter of Zeus and Dione‚ mother of Aeneas. Sides with Trojans. D. Apollo- god‚ son of Zeus and Leto‚ twin of Artemis‚ a patron of the arts‚ especially music and
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Theme Analysis In Homer’s Iliad‚ war is depicted as horrible‚ bloody‚ and fruitless. There are no clear winners in The Iliad. Many people die in vain because of arrogant and emotional decisions made by men. Achilles directly causes the death of his friend by first refusing to fight‚ leaving the Greeks at a disadvantage‚ and then poorly advising his friend Patroclus to join the other fighters. Even the initial cause of the war‚ Paris’ kidnapping of Helen‚ a Greek woman‚ is a rash and selfish
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Myths of the Greek Heroes Achilles and Ajax are both know as great heroes of the Trojan War. Behind the guts and glory of war‚ what were they‚ who were they? Achilles was the son of nymph Thetis and Peleus the king of the Myrmidons. Ajax was the son of Telamon‚ who was the son of Aeacus and grandson of Zeus. Achilles and Ajax are closely related and their relationship being so close knit makes being at war a dismal time for both of them. Achilles was a man of anger and with this anger he dishonored
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